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by Kyle Bray Warning: This review contains spoilers The return of hit Netflix series Stranger Things was one of the most highly anticipated events of the past month. Stranger Things 2 was released on Netflix on Oct. 27 and was met with much praise. The soundtrack for the show was available for streaming services and…

by Kyle Bray With her fifth studio album 1989 grabbing a Grammy Award for album of the year, and her dramatic feud with Kanye West, Taylor Swift’s next project was highly anticipated. After the overwhelmingly negative response to the release of the album’s first single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” expectations for her sixth…

By Allie McGlone Somersault is an inspired but pared down exhibition of the talents and tropes of the Beach Fossils. The Beach Fossils’ album “Somersault” is a display of some of the band’s quintessential musical features and vocal characteristics. The instrumental heavy indie pop tracks paired with their low, whispery vocals are calm…

By Spencer Brown Dreamville has proved itself to be a label with talents extending beyond that of just J. Cole as their latest artist, Lute has dropped a debut album to remember. With Lute’s latest album West 1996, Pt. 2 he has shown that his style of wearing his heart on his sleeve engages the…

By Kyle Bray Rapper XXXTentacion once again found himself in the news for his controversial music video accompanying his recently released platinum hit “Look at Me”. The video, released on Sept. 12, depicts violent images of police brutality and the hanging of himself and a young white child. The video begins with XXXTentacion rapping…

By Spencer Brown Tash Sultana, an Australian alternative rocker, held a sold-out concert featuring Australian duo Pierce Brothers as the opening act at Paradise Rock Club this past Saturday. The artists definitely delivered a high-energy filled rock vibe for the third show of the North American leg of their tour and their first in the…

by Anna Newton Mixed reactions followed the release of Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble” music video from his new album DAMN. on March 30. Although the single reached the top of the music charts, the video, featuring a mixed-race woman transforming from a face full of makeup to a natural, foundation-free appearance while showing off her stretch…

By Carissa Dunlap Here at Five Cent Sound we are looking at five artists, we believe are ready to have a major breakout in 2017. The first couple months in 2017, listeners will see an outpour of new artists and material. These bands and solo artists are redefining and bending the genre of Alternative music,…

By Ronan McGuire After 2014’s stellar They Want My Soul, which was ranked as one of the best albums of the year by several publications, Spoon had a lot to live up to. They don’t quite get there with Hot Thoughts, the ninth studio album from Austin, Texas rock band. Hot Thoughts has its highlights,…

By Anna Newton Mac DeMarco, the “jizz jazz” singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, announced last Tuesday that the release of his new album This Old Dog is slated for May 5. In celebration, Demarco also released two tracks “This Old Dog” and “My Old Man.” This will be the musician’s third full-length album since Demarco’s most notable…